University of Oregon
UCLA
Softball Continues To Roll In Pac-10; Defeats No. 3 UCLA
04/17/04 | Softball
LOS ANGELES, Calif. ? Four first inning runs were all the No. 14 University of Oregon softball team needed to defeat the third-ranked UCLA Bruins, 4-3, at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday afternoon. The win is Oregon's first at Easton Stadium since 1999 and combined with its win over No. 5 Washington yesterday, this weekend marks the first time since 1998 that the Ducks (32-10 overall, 6-2 Pac-10) have beaten Washington and UCLA in back-to-back games.
Junior pitcher Ani Nyhus picked up her sixth conference victory over the defending national champions en route to improving to 17-6 this season. All-American pitcher Keira Goerl (16-4) gave up four runs on eight hits in the loss. "What a great win for this team," Oregon head coach Kathy Arendsen said. "We were able to put runs on the board early and our defense made them hold up. I thought we did a great job picking up a win on the road against a very good ball club."
Oregon's offense caught fire early as the Ducks took a 2-0 lead in the first inning after an RBI single by Ashley Richards scored catcher Jenn Poore, who led off the inning with a walk. Sophomore Beth Boskovich followed with a double deep to right center field to score Richards. Senior Julie Jaime added to the lead with a single through the left side to score Boskovich and junior Erin Goodell extended the lead to 4-0 with an RBI blooper to center field. UCLA threatened in the bottom of the inning after back-to-back two-out singles by Stephanie Ramos and Claire Sua, but Nyhus struck out shortstop Jodie Legaspi to end the inning without allowing a run to score. The Bruins eventually chipped away at the lead after a two-run home run by freshman second baseman Lisa Dodd in the second inning pulled them within, 4-2. Nyhus and the Ducks' defense kept UCLA's offense in check until the bottom of the fifth inning when Caitlin Benyi hit a two-out solo home run to pull within a run, but the Bruins never got closer. Oregon 400 000 0 - 4 8 1 UCLA 020 010 0 - 3 7 0 Win: Nyhus (17-6); Loss: Goerl (16-4) 2B: Boskovich (8); Sabol (7) HR: Dodd (5); Benyi (14) _______________________________________________________________
Oregon 4 (32-10,6-2 PAC-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Poore, Jenn c............ 3 1 1 0 1 1 7 1 0
Sabol, Breanne ss........ 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
Richards, Ashley 3b...... 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0
Boskovich, Beth 1b....... 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 1
Baird, Dani dh........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Hudson, Kayleen rf....... 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jaime, Julie lf.......... 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
Goodell, Erin 2b......... 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 0
Barnes, Suzie cf......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Topps, Ann Marie ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nyhus, Ani p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 4 8 4 2 7 21 8 6
UCLA 3 (28-6,1-5 PAC-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Benyi, Caitlin rf........ 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Duran, Andrea 3b......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Ramos, Stephanie cf...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Sua, Claire 1b........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 0
Legaspi, Jodie ss........ 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 2
Hoshizaki, Julie pr..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaplatosch, Emily c...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 1
Simpson, Amanda pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dodd, Lisa 2b............ 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
Eno, Alissa pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dedmon, Kristen dh....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Henry, Tara lf........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Herrera, Ashley ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Goerl, Keira p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 3 7 3 2 6 21 10 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Oregon.............. 400 000 0 - 4 8 1
UCLA................ 020 010 0 - 3 7 0
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E - Sabol. DP - Ducks 1. LOB - Ducks 6; Bruins 5. 2B - Sabol; Boskovich. HR
- Benyi; Dodd. SH - Sabol 2; Richards; Zaplatosch.
Oregon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Nyhus, Ani.......... 7.0 7 3 3 2 6 26 29
UCLA IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Goerl, Keira........ 7.0 8 4 4 2 7 26 31
Win - Nyhus (17-6). Loss - Goerl (16-4). Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Beth Levine 1B: Gary Dalen 3B: Steve Arnold
Start: 2 p.m. Time: 2:33 Attendance: 943
Game: ORE-UCLA
Box score (NCAA)
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#14 Oregon at #3 UCLA
Apr 17, 2004 at Los Angeles, Calif. (Easton Stadium)
